Sabby Piscitelli, who was bypassed for the free safety job, is not letting his hard feelings for the decision interfere with his role as a good teammate.

The fourth-year veteran put his arm around rookie Cody Grimm and offered words of encouragement in the post-game locker room Sunday afternoon, after the seventh-round draft pick gave up a pair of first-half touchdowns in coverage, that contributed to the Buccaneers’ downward spiral in a 38-13 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Classy move by Sabby, though having him in Grimm’s ear might unsettle many Bucs faithful.

But it should be noted that former Bucs blocking icon Michael Clayton took rookie receiver Mike Williams under his wing during this year’s OTAs and training camp, and Williams is one of the bright spots on the team.

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Sabby actually tried to catch Grimm tunnel. But took a bad angle. Sabby finally caught him 30yds up the tunnel. To tell Grimm. ” Its ok I blow coverages all the time”. “But thankfully most of the receivers either drop the ball or their overthrown “.

Sabby: “its ok cody, see your mistake was being close enough to make a play. See i always make sure i get burned earlier, that way i am not even in the screen when the WR gets his TD. That way people dont get on you that hard because you werent even close.”